Title :
Application of UV LEDs to the design of low cost biological aerosol detectors
Author_Institution :
Northrop Grumman Corp., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Measuring UV-excited fluorescence from individual airborne particles is a leading technique for fast, non-specific detection of biological threat aerosols. UV-LEDs, available at several wavelengths, enable cost reduction of these detectors while presenting additional design challenges.
Keywords :
aerosols; air pollution measurement; biohazards; fluorescence; light emitting diodes; ultraviolet detectors; ultraviolet sources; UV LED; UV-excited fluorescence; airborne particle; biological aerosol detector design; cost reduction; Aerosols; Biological information theory; Costs; Detectors; Fluorescence; Light emitting diodes; Monitoring; Particle measurements; Solid lasers; Testing; (280.1100) Aerosol Detection; (280.1415) Biological Sensors and Sensing; (300.6280) Spectroscopy, Fluorescence and Luminescence;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
